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The plan to develop the former Brandywine Country Club in Brandywine Hundred hits another roadblock.New Castle County Council voted last week to block the proposed mix of apartments, single-family homes, and townhouses at the site, but the story is far from over.Contributor Larry Nagengast explains where things stand and what may be next.

David Halley became Special Olympics Delaware’s new executive director last month.And he joins with Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry to discuss his plans to further the organization’s mission to support individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Work to redevelop The Flats neighborhood on Wilmington’s West Side is moving to a new phase, and as it does, the group behind that work is also preparing to extend its efforts to the city’s East Side.Contributor Larry Nagengast offers an update on The Flats project and where it fits into Wilmington’s larger housing plans.

The Green returns to the University of Delaware this week to highlight more work from student journalistsWe feature three pieces produced by UD Communications students for a class taught by Nancy Karibjanian, long-time First State journalist, Director of UD’s Center for Political Communication, and one of founders of Delaware Public Media.

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Delaware Public Media’s Roman Battaglia sits down with Delaware Department of Labor Secretary Karyl Hubbard to discuss these issues, and her vision for Delaware’s workforce.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recently approved an updated plan to regulate the harvest of horseshoe crabs, but the changes are prompting complaints about its impact on the threatened red knot and other migratory birds that feed on horseshoe crab eggs.Delaware is among red knots’ key stops to feed on those eggs during their annual migration.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle examines these planned changes and the case against them.

President Biden's younger sister released a memoir this week.Valerie Biden Owens’ Growing Up Biden offers readers an inside look at the Biden family.And Biden Owens recently joined Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele to discuss the book.

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There could be some changes coming to the list of federal Superfund sites in Delaware.The Superfund program is designed to clean up some of worst contaminated sites nationwide – including here in the First State. The list of sites in Delaware current sits at 15 – but that could change as the Environmental Protection Agency is suggesting two be removed from its National Priorities List – while another one is added.Contributor Jon Hurdle takes a closer look at these proposed changes.